Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Gainesville, GA

The median chefs and head cooks in Gainesville, GA earns $70,780 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,579 a month.

10th percentile: $44,080
25th percentile: $52,940
Median percentile: $70,780
75th percentile: $74,950
90th percentile: $95,250

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$54,950 take-home a year

Gross pay	$70,780
Federal income tax	−$6,742
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,415
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$3,673
Monthly take-home	$4,579
Every two weeks	$2,113

Does it go far here?

$73,146Median pay in Gainesville, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).

29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,341 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Gainesville, GA

Job	Median pay
Managers, All Other	$98,660
General and Operations Managers	$95,710
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$76,730
Accountants and Auditors	$75,200
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$74,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$69,640
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$68,520
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$64,780

All chefs and head cooks salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia